Brand New Second Hand
1.-17.9.2023
Opening on 31.8. from 18:00
"I am fascinated when a space, thing or object is used in a different way than it was originally built or designed for. Like skateboarding or graffiti painting, for example, where urban space is seen through curious eyes.
In music, a sampler was developed that allowed old songs to be cut, rearranged and played, even backwards.
I consider myself a kind of human sampler when I work with my pieces. They include old works, for example, as well as found material, which I manipulate in the studio in various ways.
It is fascinating to find a new meaning and life for discarded material or a failed idea. When I work, I try to be very intuitive and indulge in the act of making. I even consider working as a kind of spiritual exercise. Yet my works are very materialistic, because we are firmly attached to the material world, whether we like it or not. And these materials often contain a lot of emotions, memories and thoughts that we use to try to understand and articulate this chaotic world."
Tuomas Holst. 1978.
Master of Fine Arts.
Lives and works in Helsinki.
IG: samout_tsloh